''Dumontinia'' is a fungal
genus in the family
Sclerotiniaceae. The genus is
monotypic, containing the single species ''Dumontinia tuberosa'', found in Europe.
The genus name of ''Dumontinia'' is in honour of Kent Parsons Dumont (b.1941), an American botanist (Mycology) from the
New York Botanical Garden.
The genus was
circumscribed by
Linda M.Kohn in Mycotaxon Vol.9 (Issue 2) on page 432 in 1979.
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References
Sclerotiniaceae
Fungi of Europe
Monotypic Leotiomycetes genera
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